Summary: Defusing The Ticking Bomb Scenarios

Annotated Bibliography
Association for the Prevention of Torture. “Defusing the Ticking Bomb Scenario.” Current Issues and Enduring Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking and Argument, with Readings. Ed. Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau. New York: Bedford St. Martin’s, 2011. 836-851. Print. The main idea of this passage is to expose the irrelevance of the ticking bomb scenario for the topic of torture. The article as a whole does not take a direct stand for or against or torture, however, it slightly attacks the areas for torture. In addition, with a vast amount of reasoning and evidence the authors cover all areas relating to the topic of torture such as morals and humanity being the most controversial questioned issues in reference to the
topic. The authors also thoroughly examine the possibilities from the ticking bomb scenario. Evidently, the ideal point of this source is to convey the cause and effect correlation within the subject of torture, which is a mode of discourse and it is targeting arguments in support of torture to undermine them. Credibility is a given in this passage as the authors introduced several trustworthy sources to present counterarguments and reasons against torture.
"Department of Defense-approved Interrogation Techniques for Guantánamo Bay Detainees, 2004." National Security. Kim Masters Evans. 2009 Ed. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Information Plus Reference Series. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 9 Feb. 2014.
Department of Defense-approved interrogation techniques for Guantanamo Bay detainees in 2004 is a chart that lists the interrogation techniques used on the detainees by the officers. It is established that several of the methods are guilty on the torture radar. Techniques such as isolation for up to thirty days, MRE-only diet, and removal of clothing. This bibliography is suitable for a form of evidence in the case that it exposes the awful methods used on the prisoners.
Krauthammer, Charles. "The Truth about Torture." The Weekly Standard. The Weekly Standard, 5 Dec. 2005. Web. 07 Feb. 2014.
This is an article by Charles Krauthammer delving into the possibilities of the United States abolishing torture in reference to the McCain Amendment. The article points out the distinguished types of prisoners and whether or not they should be tortured. It is proven that the author is against torture for the reason that he specifically questioned humanity, then started to qualify that with the consent of the government torture may be the wiser choice. This article is a major help in the research department since it provides detailed examples for each case with the support of evidence for all the claims stated.
Levin, Michael. "The Case for Torture." Michael Levin: The Case for Torture. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Feb. 2014. This entire article points out how torture should be justified in extreme cases. Michael Levin, the author discusses the rights of humanity in the sense that several lives can be saved by torture in tact. How might this make sense? Well, future evils can be prevented if torture is used on terrorists. However, he does mention that using torture in a form of punishment is strictly unacceptable. With the exception of bias, this article gives the reader the chance to be in the situation 's context, for it deliberately informs the readers of the situation.
"Public Opinion on Whether the CIA Should Abide by the Geneva Conventions when Questioning Suspects about Terror Plots, September 2006." National Security. Kim Masters Evans. 2009 Ed. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Information Plus Reference Series.Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 9 Feb. 2014. This is a survey conducted in 2006 asking Americans if they agree that the CIA should follow the exact authority as the U.S.
military opposing torture as an interrogation method. One of the five statistics presented in this survey is that 56.66% agree that they should. Without the doubt this proves that the American public is most definitely against the acts of torture. This is not an entirely credible source as the author relies on the use of logical fallacy to convince his audience. Nevertheless, it may be affected in the sense that he utilizes a form of rhetoric by using the appeal of pathos to create a sympathetic vibe in reference to the prisoners for his audience.
"Survey of FBI Agents who Observed Interrogation Techniques in Iraq Between March 2003 and December 2004." National Security. Kim Masters Evans. 2009 ed. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Information Plus Reference Series. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 9 Feb. 2014. This is a survey conducted between the years of 2003 and 2004 that requested FBI agents to testify what they observed in the interrogations in Iraq. The observation categories provided were whether or not an interrogation was personally observed by FBI agents, the observations led them to believe, a detainee told them, others described to them, or none of the above. 37 interrogation techniques were presented some of them so inhuman, such as depriving a detainee of food or water or depriving a detainee of clothing. This source is from the U.S. Department of Justice making it evidently
credible. "Torture Is a Worldwide Problem." Torture. Ed. Debra A. Miller. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Current Controversies. Rpt. From "Torture Worldwide." Human Rights News. 2005. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 3 Feb. 2014.
"Torture Is a Worldwide Problem", is an article that takes several countries into recognition on the topic of torture. It points out that torture is swiftly evolving horribly in countries such as China, Pakistan, and Russia. This source is beneficial to be used as a given in background on the subject of torture and how it is spreading in our society today.